2025 Gateway Piano Festival: Pieces

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Class G Pieces

#/* Piece Title ▼ Composer ▼ Publisher
* Chocolate Chip Cookies Catherine Rollin Alfred
# Owl in the Night Catherine Rollin Alfred
In the Deep Blue “C” Kevin Olson FJH
* Charlie’s Adventure Martha Mier Alfred
* Nothing to Do Blues Martha Mier Alfred
Veggie Song Jennifer Linn Alfred
* First Waltz E.L. Lancaster Alfred
Misty Morning Karen Ann Krieger Alfred
# Windy Waltz Diane Hidy KJOS
# Kittens at Play Diane Hidy KJOS
# Spooky Footsteps William Gilock HL
* Dalmations! Tom Gerou Alfred
# Around a Roundabout Tom Gerou TOMG
There’s a Mouse in my House Julia Fraser Alfred
There's a Mouse in my House Julia Fraser Alfred
Mouses or Meece (Faber Gold Star Performance Bk. 1) Nancy Faber FJH
# Pesky Fly Suzanne Dawson KJOS
Dance of 2 Seahorses (Faber Gold Star Performance Bk. 1) Carl Czerny FJH
The Old Typewriter (Solo Extreme Bk. 1) Melody Bober Alfred
Irish Fiddlin’ (Solo Extreme Bk. 1) Melody Bober Alfred
* Homecoming Parade Melody Bober Alfred
* Matt, My Cat Jane Bastien KJOS

Class F Pieces

#/* Piece Title ▼ Composer ▼ Publisher
* Somersaults Robert Vandall Alfred
Dad’s Dune Buggy Maya Turner Schaum
# Coming Home Chee-Hwa Tan PSAF
* Racing Trains (Belwin Contest Winners) Betty Sutton Alfred
# Mystical, Magical Unicorn Catherine Rollin Alfred
Purple Waterfalls Scott Price TOMG
# Arachne Scott Price TOMG
# When a Swallow Sits Silently by the Window Kai Ono MMPU
Chattanooga Blues Martha Mier Alfred
Moonlit Shores (FJH Solo Standouts Bk 1) Kathleen Massoud FJH
* PBJ Blues Carol Klose HL
# Etude in G Minor Phillip Keveren HL
The Hunt (Op. 117, No. 15) Cornelius Gurlitt FJH
Chihuahua Cha-Cha Elizabeth Greenleaf FJH
Day Dreams William Gillock Alfred
# Dream Catcher Tom Gerou TOMG
* Distant Chimes (Belwin Contest Winners) Jon George Alfred
# Raindrops on the Window Kevin Costley FJH
# Shuffling Through Autumn Leaves Kevin Costley FJH
* Minute March Melody Bober Alfred
Carnival Caprice (FJH Solo Standouts Bk 1) Melody Bober FJH
Falling Leaves Denis Alexander Alfred

Class E Pieces

#/* Piece Title ▼ Composer ▼ Publisher
* Lady Allyson’s Minuet Robert Vandall Alfred
Album for the Young (Op. 68 No. 1) Robert Schumann Std. Ed.
Sunlight Waltz Catherine Rollin Alfred
* Fiesta de Seville Catherine Rollin Alfred
Expedition to Everest or Blackbeard’s Shanty Chrissy Ricker KJOS
# Summer’s End Scott Price TOMG
# When a Warbler Cries from a Park’s Treetop Kai Ono MMPU
* Elephant Stomp Kevin Olson FJH
* Haunted Hollow Kevin Olson FJH
Minuet in F Major Amadeus Mozart Std. Ed.
Waiting for Sunrise Carol Matz CMP
Accordion in Paris Tiffany Jolicoeur CCC Music
Gavotte in G Major George F. Handel Std. Ed.
Allegro (Op. 85 No. 52) Cornelius Gurlitt Std. Ed.
The Virtuosic Performer Bk 1 (any piece) Margaret Goldston Alfred
# Patterns of Five Tom Gerou TOMG
# The Nightingale Katherine Fisher PSAF
Midnight Express Chris Fisher Alfred
* Spotlight Solos Vol. 1 —any selection Jennifer Eklund Pronto
*/# Softly Whisper Kevin Costley FJH
Danse Caprice Timothy Brown FJH
# Medieval Interlude Melody Bober KJOS
Gentle Rain or Saturday Stomp (Solo Xtreme Bk 3) Melody Bober FJH
# Nightfall on the Sahara Kristen Allred KJOS

Class D Pieces

#/* Piece Title ▼ Composer ▼ Publisher
Crazy Man’s Blues Christos Tsitsaro HL
Soldier’s March Op. 68, No. 2 Robert Schumann Std. Ed.
* Mona Lisa (Museum Masterpieces Bk 1) Catherine Rollin Alfred
# Woman Waiting for the Moon to Rise (Museum Masterpiece of Women Artists Bk. 1) Catherine Rollin CRM
# A French Waltz Eugenie Rocherolle KJOS
Aboard the Delta Queen Chrissy Ricker KJOS
# Distances in 5ths Scott Price TOMG
* Spanish Dance (from Take a Bow Bk. 3) Carolyn Miller HL
* Fireflies (from Take a Bow Bk. 3) Carolyn Miller HL
* Enchanted Waterfall (Romantic Impressions Bk 3) Martha Mier Alfred
Treasures from the Sea Martha Mier Alfred
Candlelight Prelude Carol Klose HL
Dance Vivace David Karp Alfred
The Clown Dmitry Kabalevsky Std. Ed.
* Plum Blossoms (from Miyabi book) Naoko Ikeda Willis
* Soft Rain (from Miyabi book) Naoko Ikeda Willis
# Starlight Serenade Julie Kerr Hague PSAF
Slumber Song Cornelius Gurlitt Std. Ed.
# Deep Waters Christopher Goldstone GOLD
# On a Paris Boulevard William Gillock Std. Ed.
# Menuetto al Fresco Tom Gerou TOMG
A Piece of Cake Skye Garcia Alfred
Rusty Rag Melody Bober FJH
Crystal Palace Waltz Melody Bober FJH
Sonatina in G Major: 1st or 2nd Mov. Ludwig Beethoven Std. Ed.
* Tarantella Glenda Austin Willis

Class C Pieces

#/* Piece Title ▼ Composer ▼ Publisher
Gypsy Dance Christos Tsitsaros HL
* Appalachian Sunrise Michael Schwabe HL
Minuet in F Major Franz Schubert Alfred
# Candle by the Piano Wynn-Anne Rossi SMN
# Woman and Child on the Balcony (Museum Masterpieces Women Artists Bk. 1) Catherine Rollin KJOS
* Midday on the Champs Elysee (Parisian Promenade) Eugenie Rocherolle KJOS
# Desert Flower Eugenie Rocherolle KJOS
* Wanting or Long Way Down (Rock On! Vol. 2) Chrissy Ricker Pronto
# Evocation No. 5 in D Major Scott Price TOMG
# Poseidon's Kingdom Kevin Olson CCC
Tales for Hungary (Bravo Bk 1) Martha Mier Willis
* A Melancholy Night Naoko Ikeda Willis
Avalanche Op. 45 No. 2 Stephen Heller Std. Ed.
* Prelude Majestic Margaret Goldston Alfred
*/# Carnival in Rio William Gillock HL
# Summer Nights in Rome Kevin Costly FJH
Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Mvt. 1 or 3 Muzio Clementi Std. Ed.
Sonatina Op. 36 No. 1, Mvt. 1 Muzio Clementi Std. Ed.
My Inspiration Melody Bober Alfred
Prelude in F Major, BWV 927 J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
Samba Serenade Glenda Austin Willis
Toccata Brillante Dennis Alexander Alfred

Class B Pieces

#/* Piece Title ▼ Composer ▼ Publisher
Of Foreign Lands & Peoples, Op. 15 No. 1 Robert Schumann Std Ed.
* Traumerei Op. 15 No. 7 Robert Schumann Std. Ed.
# Pink Island Wynn-Anne Rossi CCC
# It's Touch and Go, to Laugh or No (Museum Masterpieces Women Artists Bk. 2) Catherine Rollin CRM
* Bright Angel Trail (from the Grand Canyon Suite) Catherine Rollin Alfred
# Woman with a Bouquet (Museum Masterpieces Women Artists Bk. 2) Catherine Rollin CRM
The Streets of Montmartre (Parisian Promenade) Eugenie Rocherolle KJOS
# Restless Mona Rejino HL
* Sonata No. 6 in C Minor, Mvt. 3 Giovanni Pescetti Std. Ed.
# Above and Beyond Kevin Olson FJH
Oquirrh Mountains Shining Kevin Olson FJH
Sonatina Op. 20 No. 1, Mvt. 1 Friedrich Kuhlau Std. Ed.
Variations in Folk Themes Op. 51 No. 4, Mvt. 4 Dmitry Kabalevsky Std. Ed.
# The Spice of Life Tom Gerou TOMG
* Nocturne Martin Cuellar FJH
* Sonatina Op. 49 No. 2, 1st Mvt. (no repeats) Muzio Clementi Std. Ed.
* Prelude in B Minor Op. 28 No. 6 Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
* Itasca Sunrise Melody Bober Alfred
# Dreamland Melody Bober KJOS
Sonata Op. 49 No. 2, 1st Mov. (no repeats) Ludwig Beethoven Std. Ed.
Evening in the Country Bela Bartok Alfred
Solfeggietto CPE Bach Std. Ed.
Any Piece from Planet Earth Dennis Alexander Alfred

Class A Pieces

#/* Piece Title ▼ Composer ▼ Publisher
Bagatelle Op. 5 No. 10, Presto Alexander Tcherepnin Std. Ed.
* Journey West Renee Schwab Alfred
# Raindrop Rhapsody Wynn-Anne Rossi SMN
# Lady with a Bowl of (Museum Masterpieces Women Artists Bk. 2) Catherine Rollin CRM
# Evening Mona Rejino HL
Toccata in A Major (Applause Bk 2) Pietro Paradisi Std. Ed.
# Red Rocks Rhapsody Kevin Olson CCC
# Rain on the Window Mary Leaf FJH
Allegro Burlesco Op. 88 No. 3 Friedrich Kuhlau Std. Ed.
* Scherzo in D minor Cornelius Gurlitt Std. Ed.
# La Vie Elegante or Vaudvillium Tom Gerou TOMG
* Le Petit Negre (Cakewalk) Claude Debussy Std. Ed.
Waltz in B Minor, Op. 69 No. 2 Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
L’Orage, Op. 109 No. 13 Friedrich Burgmuller Std. Ed.
Intermezzo in F Minor Timothy Brown FJH
* Waltz, Op. 39 No. 15 Johannes Brahms Std. Ed.
Sonata Op. 49 No. 2, Allegro (no repeats) Ludwig van Beethoven Std. Ed.
Invention No. 3, 4, 13 J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
* Invention No. 8 J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
* Sonatina No. 3, Mvt. 3 Denes Agay Alfred

Class AA Pieces

#/* Piece Title ▼ Composer ▼ Publisher
Romance, Op. 24 No. 9 Jean Sibelius Std. Ed.
# October Catherine Rollin CRM
Tarantella (from Applause Bk 2) Albert Pieczonka Std. Ed.
Hopak (from Applause Bk 2) Modest Mussorgsky Std. Ed.
* Sonata in G Major K283, Mvt. 1 (no repeats) Amadeus Mozart Std. Ed.
# Chanson d'espoir Mary Leaf FJH
*/# Bethena Scott Joplin Std. Ed.
Pineapple Rag (no repeats) Scott Joplin Std. Ed.
* Windy City Mvt. 3 (from Land of Lincoln suite) Bernadine Johnson Alfred
Sonatina in A Minor George Handel Std. Ed.
* Notturno, Op. 54 No. 4 Edward Grieg Std. Ed.
Spanish Dance, Op. 5 No. 5 Enrique Granados Alfred
# Seagulls Over Myrtle Beach Margaret Goldston GOLD
# Valse Etude William Gillock Std. Ed.
# Polaris Martha Hill Duncan RLP
Juba Nathaniel Dett RLP
Girl with the Flaxen Hair Claude Debussy Std. Ed.
* Arabesque No. 1 Claude Debussy Std. Ed.
* Nocturne in C Minor B108 (Posth.) Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
Prelude, Op. 28 No. 15 Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
# Beneath the Stars Melody Bober Willis
Fugue No. 21 in B Flat Major BWV 866 J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
* Prelude No. 15 in G Major BWV 860 J.S. Bach Std. Ed.

Class AAA Pieces

#/* Piece Title ▼ Composer ▼ Publisher
# Little Love Song (from Jeremy Siskind Collection) Jeremy Siskind JSMP
* Sonata in A Major, K113 L 345 Domenico Scarlatti Std. Ed.
# Seagulls Catherine Rollin CRM
# Hungarian, Op. 39 No. 12 Edward MacDowell Alfred
# The Little Prince Mary Leaf FJH
Sonatina in A Minor Joseph Haydn Std. Ed.
* Sonata in D Major, Mvt. 1 HOB XVI/37 Joseph Haydn Std. Ed.
*/# Prelude No. 1 George Gershwin Alfred
# Cleopatra's Barge Tom Gerou TOMG
# Atmosphere Martha Hill Duncan RLP
* Suite Bergamasque 1. Prelude Claude Debussy Std. Ed.
Polonaise, Op. 40 No. 1 Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
* Waltz in C# Minor, Op. 64 No. 2 Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
* Intermezzo, Op. 118 No. 2 (no repeats) Johannes Brahms Std. Ed.
Intermezzo, Op. 117 No. 1 (no repeats) Johannes Brahms Std. Ed.
* Sonata Op. 13 No. 2 Ludwig van Beethoven Std. Ed.
Sonata in G Major, Op. 79, Presto Ludwig van Beethoven Std. Ed.
# Petite Berceuse Samuel Barber HL

Class JV Pieces

#/* Piece Title ▼ Composer ▼ Publisher
Aufschwung (Soaring), Op. 12 No. 2 Robert Schumann Std. Ed.
# Girl Seated by the Sea Catherine Rollin CRM
Sonatine, Mvt. 1 & 3 Maurice Ravel
# Evocation No. 8 in E Flat (Mixolydian) Scott Price TOMG
Silk Hat and Walking Cane No. 3 Florence Price Std. Ed.
* Sonata K332, Mvt. 3 Amadeus Mozart Std. Ed.
* Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 14 Felix Mendelssohn Std. Ed.
Mystic Flute Alan Hovhaness Std. Ed.
* Harmonious Blacksmith (Air & Var. Suite No. 5) George Handel Std. Ed.
Andaluza, Spanish Dance No. 5 Enrique Granados Std. Ed.
Ojos Criollos, Op. 37 Louis Gottschalk Std. Ed.
# Prelude No. 3 (Spanish) George Gershwin Std. Ed.
Romance sans Paroles, Op. 17 No. 3 Gabriel Fauré Std. Ed.
* Rhapsody in C Major, Op. 11 No. 3 Ernest von Dohnányi Std. Ed.
* Prelude from Pour le Piano Claude Debussy Std. Ed.
# Midsummer Nocturne Aaron Copland HL
Polonaise Militaire, Op. 40 No. 1 Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
* Etude Op. 25 No. 12 Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
* Rhapsodie in G Minor Op. 79 No. 2 Johannes Brahms Std. Ed.
# In Autumn, Op. 15 No. 1 Amy Beach HL
# Four Piano Pieces, Op. 21, No. 1, 2, 3 or 4 Marion Eugenie Bauer ASAP
Fantasia in C Minor, BWV 906 J.S. Bach Std. Ed.

Class V Pieces

#/* Piece Title ▼ Composer ▼ Publisher
Romance in E Flat Major, Op. 11 No. 1 Clara Schumann Std. Ed.
Jeux d’Eau Maurice Ravel Std. Ed.
Prelude Op. 32 No. 5 in G Major Sergei Rachmaninoff Std. Ed.
# Prelude Op. 32 No. 12 in G Sharp Minor Sergei Rachmaninoff Std. Ed.
Sonata No. 7, Op. 83, Mvt. 3 Sergei Prokofiev Std. Ed.
# Evocation No. 6 in D (Modal) Scott Price TOMG
# Witches' Dance, Op. 17 No. 2 Edward MacDowell Std. Ed.
# Gargoyles No. 1,2, 3 or 4 Lowell Liebermann Std. Ed.
# The Banjo Louis Gottschalk Std. Ed.
* Souvenir de Puerto Rico Louis Gottschalk Std. Ed.
# Trireme Toccata Tom Gerou TOMG
Feux D’Artifice (Fireworks) Claude Debussy Std. Ed.
* Reflections in the Water Claude Debussy Std. Ed.
# In Evening Air Aaron Copland HL
Etude in A Minor, Op. 25 No. 11 Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
Ballade in G Minor, Op. 23 Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
Polonaise in A Flat Major, Op. 53 Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
Etude in C# Minor, Op. 25 No. 7 Frederic Chopin Std. Ed.
Moonlight Sonata, Op. 27 No. 2, Presto Ludwig van Beethoven Std. Ed.
Sonata Op. 2 No. 1, Allegro (no repeats) Ludwig van Beethoven Std. Ed.
# Fire-Flies, Op. 15 No. 4 Amy Beach HL
French Suite No. 3, BWV 814, Mvt. 1 or 7 J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
Fantasia in C Minor, BWV 906 J.S. Bach Std. Ed.
* Prelude and Fugue No. 5 D Major, BWV 850 J.S. Bach Std. Ed.